TU B'SHVAT
NEW YEAR FOR TREES
CUSTOMS FOR TU B'SHVAT
- Eat a new fruit on this day
- Some eat esrog jelly (see information & recipe below)
- Eat from the Seven Species (shivat haminim) described in the Chumash (Bible)
as being abundant in the land of Israel
Wheat
Barley
Grapes
Figs
Pomegranates
Olives
Dates or honey
You can eat these items one at a time OR you can mix them together
- Some plant trees on this day
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ESROG
Esrog is a citrus fruit similar to a lemon, but you can’t squeeze the juices out.
We use the esrog on Succos with the lulav.
Jewish superstition connects esrog jelly to pregnancy & fertility.
Some say it eases labor pains, helps a woman get pregnant &
can be eaten any time during pregnancy for health & luck.
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ESROG RECIPE
Unlike other citrus fruits, the esrog has a small amount of pulp
so you'll need a lot of esrogim to make esrog jelly.
- Soak your esrogim for a week changing the water ocassionally
- Chop the esrogim & remove the seeds.
- Discard the ends & the stem (pitom) but keep the peel
- Grind it in a food processor
- Simmer the esrog pieces in water for about 30 minutes & strain.
- Put the fruit back into the pot & heat on high.
- Stir in orange marmalade & add the sugar 1/3 cup at a time mixing until it is mixed thoroughly
- Continuously stir the mixture until it boils & it becomes too tough to stir
- Place the mixture into a jar & seal
- Refrigerate
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